Thermo Scientific Niton Analyzer Products

Thermo Scientific Niton XL2 and XL3 with GOLDD technology analyzing copper wire side-by-side A culture of innovation and a distinguished history of breakthrough achievements define Thermo Scientific Niton x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzers…purpose-built for the rigorous demands of handheld, nondestructive elemental analysis in the field.

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First handheld, lab-quality XRF analyzer for metal alloy analysis
First use of miniaturized x-ray tubes in one-piece handheld analyzers
First and only isotope-based handheld XRF analyzer that never requires source replacement
First handheld analyzer equipped with an He purge for direct analysis of Mg, Al, Si, P, and S in metal alloys
First handheld XRF analyzer with camera and small spot to isolate & measure small components
First and only handheld XRF analyzer to feature a 50kV x-ray tube
First geometrically optimized large area drift detector

Count on Thermo Scientific Niton Handheld Analyzers

Engineered from the inside out to make you more successful, Thermo Scientific Niton XRF instruments deliver lab-quality results with unmatched speed, precision, and accuracy. Our analyzers are the only handheld XRF analyzers, also known as an XRF gun, to offer you a wide range of sources, models, and configurations. You can count on us to listen to you and recommend the right analyzer for the right application.

Niton Handheld Analyzers

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Niton XL2 Series Analyzers

The latest member of our family of XRF analyzers, the Niton XL2 Series offers high performance and advanced electronics while maintaining the point-and-shoot simplicity that you have come to expect from our XRF instruments. Sealed against moisture and dust with 100% embedded software tools, these analyzers are ruggedly built to withstand the harshest environments – in the field or on the shop floor.
Niton XL3 Series Analyzers

Niton XL3 Series analyzers combine purpose-built proprietary electronics with an ergonomic design and easy-to-use software that transforms XRF analysis. With a choice of excitation sources, an integrated touch-screen display, and customizable menus, these analyzers provide you with unmatched performance and features engineered to improve your productivity and profitability.
Niton XL3t Series Analyzers

The award-winning Niton XL3t Series analyzer with its unique 50 kV miniaturized x-ray tube, 80 MHz real-time digital signal processing, and dual state-of-the-art embedded processors for computation, data storage, communication, in addition to other functions, incorporates an array of features of direct benefit to you.
Niton XL3p Series Analyzers

Niton XL3p Series analyzers feature our patented Infiniton™ source with a half-life of 432 years. This remarkable instrument is the result of a multi-year platform development initiative, improved source geometry, and the latest in advanced analog and digital electronics design.
Niton GOLDD Technology

The Niton XL3t handheld XRF analyzer with geometrically optimized large drift detector (GOLDD) technology delivers improvements in light element detection, overall sensitivity, and measurement times – as much as 10 times faster than conventional Si-PIN detectors, and up to 3 times more precise than conventional smaller, silicon drift detectors – without helium or vacuum purging.
Niton XLitp Series

Our Niton XLitp Series handheld XRF analyzers, comprising the Niton XLt, Niton XLp, and Niton XLi, offer you a choice of excitation sources and form factors to meet your application needs. From their easy to use point-and-shoot operation to their high-strength, environmentally sealed housings, they provide you with choice and value in an XRF analyzer.
Niton XLt

Making its debut in April 2002, the Niton XLt XRF analyzer was the first one-piece, portable x-ray tube based instrument in a handheld, environmentally sealed package. In addition to its powerful x-ray tube and electronics, a variety of options helped contribute to this analyzer's widespread market use. However, as happens with most high-tech equipment, many components are nearing the end of their lifecycle, and so production ceased as of December 31, 2009. Learn more about service and parts replacement for the Niton XLt.
Niton XLp

The handheld Thermo Scientific Niton XLp XRF analyzer offers you a choice of isotope sources – 241Am (Infiniton), 55Fe, 109Cd – to meet the demands of your specific application.
Niton XLi

Our Niton XLi XRF analyzer offers you a choice of isotope sources – 241Am (Infiniton), 55Fe, 109Cd – in an ultra-portable design to meet your specific application demands. The smallest and lightest (only 1.7 pounds/0.8 kg) XRF analyzer on the market today is unmatched in its ability to fit into tight spaces.

Simply Superior XRF

Thermo Scientific Niton handheld XRF analyzers provide you with real-time on-site results – eliminating delays associated with traditional laboratory analysis – with instruments that provide performance and features comparable or superior to those of larger, more expensive benchtop XRF systems.

Superior detection limits
Shorter measurement times
Advanced applications
Increased productivity
Lower long-term cost of ownership

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